Multidisciplinary Fine Artist
Isa Estrada is a queer, mixed-Indigenous artist (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians/Luiseño, Chicanx, Scandinavian, and Irish) whose work centers primarily on oil painting but spans across beadwork, glass, performance, and more. Moving between California and Minnesota throughout her life has shaped an interest in transition and relationships; exploring how place, memory, and identity intersect in the body and material.
Her abstract, process-based work draws from a neurodivergent way of sensing and responding to the world. Isa works intuitively, layering gestures, textures, and rhythms that carry emotional weight. Her practice is rooted in openness, creating space for reflection, connection, and the complexity of feeling.